Navy Hosts No. 25 Tulane in Pivotal Conference Matchup to Kick Off Saturday Slate

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TULANE at NAVY
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000/FieldTurf)
Annapolis, Maryland?

Television

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Roy Philpott, Sam Acho and Taylor Davis

Live statistics

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THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 26th meeting between Tulane and Navy in a series that began in 1949 … Each team has won 12 games in the series after a 21-21 tie in the first game … Navy has won the last two against the Green Wave, including a 27-24 decision in 2020 in New Orleans … Tulane’s last win in Annapolis was in 2001.

25/rv TULANE
8-2, 6-0 American

Head coach
Jon Sumrall (Kentucky ’05)
8-2, first season at Tulane
31-6, third season as collegiate head coach

Tulane takes a seven-game winning streak into Saturday’s game after the Green Wave cruised to a 52-6 victory against Temple … Tulane has won 16 straight American Athletic Conference regular-season games, the longest active streak nationally plan … A win against Navy would set up a Tulane-Army matchup in The American Championship Game with the site to be determined … QB Darian Mensah has completed 141 of 215 passes for 2,059 yards and 16 touchdowns against four interceptions … RB Makhi Hughes has rushed for 1,209 yards and 13 touchdowns and is averaging 120.9 yards per carry. game (ninth in FBS) … WR Williams has team highs with 6 Tulane yards and 38 yards … leads nation with six defensive touchdowns.

-/rv NAVY
7-2, 5-1 American

Head coach
Brian Newberry (Baylor ’98)
12-9, second season

Navy bounced back from a two-game slide with a solid 28-7 win at South Florida last Saturday … The Midshipmen had won their first six games of the year but fell to Notre Dame and Rice before last week’s win at Tampa … QB Blake Horvath ranks fourth in The American in rushing at 96.7 ypg and has 870 yards and 13 touchdowns … Horvath has also completed 69 of 117 passes for 1,154 yards and 11 TDs … SB Eli Heidenreich is the leading receiver with 30 catches for 556 yards and five touchdowns … LB Colin Ramos leads the American and ranks fifth nationally with 10.6 tackles per. game … Ramos has 95 tackles on the year … S Rayuan Lane is a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back and is tied for the league lead with three forced fumbles … CB Dashaun Peele leads the American with four interceptions.